ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 504 GB/s.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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GPUThe ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge has the AD104-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| AD104-250-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Ada Lovelace | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 46 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 5888 | Shader | 1664 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 184 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 46 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge clocks at 1.313 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 21.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.313 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 21.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 504 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 192 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.920 GHz | Base Clock | 1.101 GHz |
| 2.475 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.241 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.22 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 200 W. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W. |
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| 200 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1a | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| ZOTAC SPECTRA | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 226 mm | Length | 263 mm |
| 123 mm | Height | 121 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 36 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2023. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| ZT-D40700E-10M | Part-no | GV-N970TTOC-4GD |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 329 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Twin Edge
12 GB GDDR6X |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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